PhotoScan by Google Photos

Google LLC

About this app

PhotoScan is a scanner app from Google Photos that lets you scan and save your favorite printed photos using your phone’s camera.



Picture perfect and glare free



Don’t just take a picture of a picture. Create enhanced digital scans, wherever your photos are.



– Get glare-free scans with an easy step-by-step capture flow



– Automatic cropping based on edge detection



– Straight, rectangular scans with perspective correction



– Smart rotation, so your photos stay right-side-up no matter which way you scan them



Scan in seconds



Capture your favorite printed photos quickly and easily, so you can spend less time editing and more time looking at your bad childhood haircut.



Safe and searchable with Google Photos



Back up your scans with the Google Photos app to keep them safe, searchable, and organized. Bring your scans to life with movies, filters, and advanced editing controls. And share them with anyone, just by sending a link.

Ratings and reviews

This app has the potential to be a great scanning tool; however, it falls short. After capturing images using this app and comparing them to those taken with my mobile's native camera, I found that the output was unclear. For some unknown reason, the app produces blurry images and reduces sharpness. Given that this app is from Google, my expectations were higher. I believe it requires improvements in picture output and the addition of new features.

Not always clear (the lens is clean and no scratches) and taking 4 different shots is time consuming. All other apps just scan. Why can't this app? Plus this app can't find the edges of the photo on a plain surface which is also frustrating! And if you don't hold your phone exactly straight you'll get a wonky picture. I know that you're better than that Google!

This is a great little app that takes flawless document scans every time. The one thing I find amusing is lining up the white dot with the four corner dots - it's like a challenging video game - and you better be good at hand-eye coordination! But darn if that thing doesn't come out great no matter how messed up my attempt is! Definitely a good tool in the kit.

What's new

Easier capture and save

Scanned photos are saved to your device on capture.



Improved corner editor

In addition to the corners, you can now drag the edges to adjust the automatic cropping of your scanned photo.